Mining Risks Summit: "Taxation and Royalties - How the Landscape is Changing"

TORONTO, August 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

"Taxation And Royalties - How The Landscape Is Changing" will be the keynote session at this year's mining risk summit, with expert speakers from Control Risks, KPMG and TD Asset Management leading the discussion.

Regional views from Quebec, China, Africa, Latin America, Indonesia and Mongolia will be shared by a diverse group of experts, discussing business risks within the mining industry.

This year's Mining Business Risks Summit, organised by The Fraser Institute and CRU, will also include interactive workshops on the following topics:

• "Alternative Measures and Predictors of Commodity Price Volatility"
• "Implementing Sustainable Reporting Systems",
• "Corruption - the Rise and Rise of the Shadow Economy"

Dominic Halahan , Head of Mining Events for CRU Group says: "This is a unique opportunity to discuss 'above the ground' mining business risks and their interrelationship. Delegates from mining companies, governments and other important stakeholders will discuss the social and political risks derived from building and operating mines to better understand how to mitigate these complex and interrelated challenges.  The most fascinating event I attend by far!"

Register for Mining Business Risk Summit

CRU is an independent business analysis, and consultancy group focused on the mining, metals and fertilizer sectors. Founded in the late 1960s and still privately owned to ensure its independence, the group employs more than 200 experts in London, Beijing, Mumbai, Santiago, Sydney and key centres within the United States. http://www.crugroup.com/

For more information, please contact paul.chapman@crugroup.com or call +44-20-7903-2236

The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of 80 think-tanks. Its mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. To protect the Institute's independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. http://www.fraserinstitute.org/

For more information, please contact marielle.gourlay@fraserinstitute.org  or call + 1-416-363-6575 ext. 221.

SOURCE CRU Group